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Vladislav Tkachiev vs Magnus Carlsen
World Blitz Championship (2009) (blitz), Moscow RUS, rd 11, Nov-16
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation (D20)  ·  0-1

ANALYSIS [x]

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Nov-17-09  notyetagm: 17 ... ?


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What does Carlsen do about the threat of 18 a3x♗b4 ?

17 ... ♕d8xd4!


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Ignore it, of course!

18 ♕d1x♕d4 ♘f4-e2+ <knight forks: d4,g1>


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19 ♔g1-h1 ♘e2x♕d4


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And now we see the tactical point that let Carlsen ignore the threatened a3x♗b4: the <UNDEFENDED> White b3-bishop hangs at the end of this excellent <KNIGHT FORK> combination.

Hence

1) 20 a3x♗b4 ♗e6x♗b3


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2) 20 ♗b3x♗e6 ♖e8x♗e6 attacking the <UNDEFENDED> White e5-knight


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Outstanding <TACTICAL PLAY> by Carlsen.

Nov-17-09  zatara: yes very nice tactical play but still..i can't see how the game ends
Jul-07-14  Wyatt Gwyon: Loss on time?
Mar-17-17  gr8song: Probably, since it is equal material
Aug-10-24  tonsillolith: Wow, quite a combination for a blitz game. And the were so many factors that had to be in place for it to work out in the end, leading me to believe Carlsen calculated at least through <21...Rxe5>.

These things surely take a little while for those "ordinary" GMs to calculate out, which might explain a loss on time by Tkachiev.

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